Trekking to Anipa is definitely better than going to the gym. Why?
1. You do not have a choice but to follow the group or else you'll get eaten by a big butiki, or get lost in the wild. It's a good thing I always watch Man vs. Wild just in case. The trek was pure adrenalin and pure hingal!
2. You have a free and instant bath. You have to cross four rivers and a bamboo boat ride to get there. Make sure you bring your organic earth friendly soap. Interested to buy organic soap from me? Just email me your name and mobile phone number.
3. The view is for real. Do you ever get frustrated every time you're in the gym, or maybe a not-so-sosyal gym, where you get to share the remote control of the TV while doing you're on the treadmill, and you are forced to watch a telenovela? Yikes. Well, that can happen unless you go to Fitness First, which is really cool. (I hope i get an ex-deal for mentioning it).
4. Fresh air versus body odor. Again, that may not be the case if you're in a sosyal gym. Hehe. Nothing beats the smell of the trees and mountains, and even the occasional smell of carabao poo maximizes your outdoor adventure experience.
2. You have a free and instant bath. You have to cross four rivers and a bamboo boat ride to get there. Make sure you bring your organic earth friendly soap. Interested to buy organic soap from me? Just email me your name and mobile phone number.
3. The view is for real. Do you ever get frustrated every time you're in the gym, or maybe a not-so-sosyal gym, where you get to share the remote control of the TV while doing you're on the treadmill, and you are forced to watch a telenovela? Yikes. Well, that can happen unless you go to Fitness First, which is really cool. (I hope i get an ex-deal for mentioning it).
4. Fresh air versus body odor. Again, that may not be the case if you're in a sosyal gym. Hehe. Nothing beats the smell of the trees and mountains, and even the occasional smell of carabao poo maximizes your outdoor adventure experience.
5. You can get a complete body workout at no cost. Trekking to Anipa requires no monthly payment or uniform, no restrictions, only the dedication and passion to get there. Well, I really wanted to meet Ate Minda and Chief Oca of the Dumagat Tribes so I can have fellowsip with them and ask them how we can help build their community.
Seriously, our two Hectares red rice is already almost ready for harvest there in Anipa, where we are thinking of putting up short term and long term livelihood projects.
I enjoyed trekking with the church and the Trivani foundation peeps, espeically with Mary Rose and her mom. I can't believe her mom was able to do the trek! Anyway, my brother and I are finding ways to help build the community in all aspects because I think we all have this social responsibility to give back. It is indeed better to give than to receive. Giving should be our natural response because the Lord said, after loving the Almighty with all our hearts, we should love our neighbors. It is a really good feeling helping our brothers and sisters in the montains who are usually marginalized and discriminated. I see a big potential in them only if they are given the right opportunities. I do believe and declare that this place will be a tourist spot, a place where there will be an abundance of food and livestock.
We are going there again soon. Wanna sign up? Game! It's a crazy idea to go there but it sure would affect and change a person's life. Wanna HOP-in?
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